Boot or shoe polishing machine



H. PBDBRSON. BOOT 0R s30 POLISHING MACHINE.

(No ModeL) No. 439,179. Patented Oct. 28, 1890.

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IIAAKON PEDERSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

BOOT OR SHOE POLISHING MACHINE.

EPECIPICAI'ION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,179, dated October 28, 1890.

Application filed March 8, 1890. Serial No.343,139. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HAAKON PEDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boot and Shoe Polishing Machines; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a machine for polishing boots and shoes, and comprises a frame with a long vertical upright having a bearing at its top carrying a journal, on which a pulley having an operating-crank is mounted. In the upright and main frame a shaft carrying the rotary polishing-brush is placed, and on the inner end of the shaft adjacent to the brush is a grooved pulley connected by a cord with the operating-wheel. On each side of the brush is a fixed platform, and below the brush is a yielding support, which extends a short distance in front of the machine to afford a rest on which the shoe can be placed.

In the operation of the machine the boot or shoe can be placed on either fixed side platform and cleaned by the rotary brush, after which the blacking can be applied thereto in any suitable manner. i After the blacking is applied, it can again be placed on either side platform to have the sides and heel polished, and then on the yielding support beneath to polish the upper. It is obvious that with this machine two articles of foot-wear can be polished at the same time.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like symbols of reference are placed on like parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a side elevation of the invention, and Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bed-plate, and Fig. A is a crosssection of a modified form of brush.

A is the frame of the machine provided witha vertical standard A.

B is a grooved pulley mounted to rotate on a fixed stud or axle b at the top of the standard A.

O is a polishing-brush mounted in bearings in standard A and frame A, and c is a grooved pulley on the inner end of said brush connected by a cord 0 with the upper wheel or pulley B.

D D are fixed platforms of the frame-work mounted on bed-plate A and located, respectively, on the sides of but below the axis of the brush.

E is a platform mounted on springs e e, attached to the bed-plate and projecting slightly forward of the machine, said platform being provided with side flanges e e to keep the boot or shoe in place thereon.

The operation of the invention is evident in view of the above description, and requires no detailed statement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A boot and shoe polishing machine comprising a frame and side platforms, a polishing-brush, means for rotating said brush, and a yielding support below said brush, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a frame-work having a vertical upright, of a pulley mounted on said upright, a brush in the main body of the frame-work, a net connecting the pulley and brush, side supports, and a yielding support below the brush having flanged sides, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HAAKON PEDERSON.

Witnesses:

A. H. OPSAHL, FRANK D. MERCHANT. 

